Volume 9, Issue 1 (January)

Articles in this Issue

9 articles
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Research Article

Assessment of Level of Cooperation Between Secondary Schools and State Sport Council in Staging Intramural Sport Competition in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Ogelebe A A*, Sani M U, E.J. Chom, Adeyanju F B, Mubarak U, Ladan M. S

This study assessed the level of cooperation between Secondary School and State Sport Council in staging Intramural Sport Competition in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Ex-post facto research design was used for this study. The population of the study comprise the management and staff of public Secondary Schools and the personnel of the State Sports Council in Nasarawa State totalling seven hundred and t...

Jan, 2024 pp. 1-10
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Research Article

Assessment of Practice of Premarital Genotype Screening For Sickle Cell Disease Among University Students in North West Zone, Nigeria

BARA'U Nafisat Abdullahi*, DASHE Vehcit, OGWU Theresa Ngozi

The purpose of the study was to assess the practice of premarital genotype screening for sickle cell disease among university students in North-West zone, Nigeria. The study used a descriptive survey research design. The population comprised of 70,530 undergraduate students in the ten Federal universities of North-West zone, Nigeria. The researcher sampled 572 students through multi-stage sampling...

Jan, 2024 pp. 11-18
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Research Article

Practice of Malaria Prevention Among Junior Secondary School Students in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Bilkisu Usman Kila*, Junaidu Maigandi, Ahmad Sani Getso

The study was conducted to assessed the practice of malaria prevention among Junior Secondary School Students in Kaduna State, Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, ex-post facto research design was used. A total sample of 450 of junior secondary school students in Kaduna State from the population of 158,274 was selected through multi-stage sampling procedures of simple random sampling, proportionate ...

Jan, 2024 pp. 19-26
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Research Article

Challenges of Secondary School Physical Education and Sports in Nigeria: Implications for Government Obligations

Ibrahim Isah Budah*, Maniru Muhammad Tukur, Akawu Bitrus Kirim

Sports are very popular all over the world because of the diverse purposes they serve. Sports serve as a social institution teaches and reinforces societal beliefs, norms and values, thereby assisting in socializing athletes into major cultural and social behavior patterns in various societies. This paper focused on challenges of secondary school physical education and sports in Nigeria: implicati...

Jan, 2024 pp. 27-34
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Research Article

Assessment of the Effect of Step Aerobics on Triglyceride Level of Overweight Female Adolescents in Gindiri, Plateau State, Nigeria

Chollom Dung WASH*, C.E DIKKI, J.A GWANI, E.A GUNEN

This study assessed the effect of step aerobics on triglyceride level of overweight female adolescents in Gindiri, Plateau state, Nigeria. One group repeated measure experimental research design was used. Sixteen (16) overweight female adolescents who were between the ages of 14 and16 years volunteered to participate in the study. The participants were subjected to 8-week step aerobics performed t...

Jan, 2024 pp. 35-41
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Research Article

Effect of Group-based Jogging on the Centripetal Fat and Anthropometric Index Among Adolescent Students in Zing, Taraba State, Nigeria

Cletus PAUL*, ABDULLAHI Y, J.A GWANI

The study looked into how group-based jogging changed centripetal fat and anthropometric index among adolescent students in Zing, Taraba State, Nigeria. A onegroup pretest/post-test design was adopted for this study. Purposive sampling techniques were employed to select 30 adolescent students from Government Junior Secondary School Zing, aged 11 to 15, to participate in the study. A body compositi...

Jan, 2024 pp. 42-52
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Research Article

Effect of Low-resistance Training on Percent Body Fat of Young-older Male Adults in Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria

Damuesh A A*, E.A GUNEN, Ayo J O, C.E DIKKI

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of low-resistance training on percent body fat (%BF) of young-older male adults in Samaru, Zaria. A repeated-measures experimental research design was used for this study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select young-oldermale adults between the ages of 60 and 69 years, who volunteered to participate in this study. The training intensity ...

Jan, 2024 pp. 53-65
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Research Article

Effect of Health Education on Avoiding Sharing of Sharp Object as a Strategy For Prevention of Hepatitis B Among Pregnant Women in Yola, Adamawa State - Nigeria

ABDULLAHI LAWAN*, Umaru Musa, ALIYU MOHAMMED, AMINU UMAR NINGI

This study examined the effect of health education on avoiding sharing of sharp object as a strategy for prevention of hepatitis b spread among pregnant women in Yola, Adamawa state - Nigeria. The population for this study comprises of one hundred and forty-three thousand six hundred and eighty-nine (143,689) pregnant women registered in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Out of which one thousand one hundre...

Jan, 2024 pp. 66-71
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Research Article

Correlation Between Hand Dominance, Body Mass Index and Isometric Grip Strength Among Undergraduate Students of Human Kinetics Department

Yahaya ABDULLAHI*, Ayi Felix OLASUNKANMI, Nafeesah Wurno BELLO, Suleiman, U. O, RafiuOlaOluwa OKUNEYE

This study aims to investigate the correlation between hand dominance, body mass index (BMI), and isometric grip strength among undergraduate students in the Human Kinetics Department, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria.A correlational research design was employed, with 25 undergraduate students aged 18 to 23 selected via purposive sampling. Data on hand dominance, BMI, and grip strength were collec...

Jan, 2024 pp. 72-83
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